Guidelines for multinational enterprises

OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas

Helping companies source minerals responsibly

The OECD Due Di‌ligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas provides detailed recommendations to help companies respect human rights and avoid contributing to conflict through their mineral purchasing decisions and practices. The Due Diligence Guidance is for use by any company potentially sourcing minerals or metals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas.

It is one of the only international frameworks available to help companies meet their due diligence reporting requirements.

Text of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance

This booklet contains the OECD Council Recommendation, the text of the Guidance, the 3Ts Supplement and the Gold Supplement.

The OECD Council Recommendation was revised in 2012 to include the Gold Supplement. While not legally-binding, the Recommendation reflects the common position and political commitment of adhering countries which include all 34 OECD countries, and 9 non-OECD countries (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Peru, and Romania).

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Obtaining ICGLR Certification - ‌simplified guide for companies

This booklet explains the basics of upstream due diligence in the supply chain of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold from conflict-affected and high-risk areas in Africa’s Great Lakes region. Based on the 5-step framework in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, it is designed for companies looking to boost their business by becoming certified under the ICGLR Certification Scheme.

An international standard

On 22 August 2012, the US Securities and Exchange Commission recognised the OECD Guidance as an international framework for due diligence measures undertaken by companies that are required to file a conflict minerals report under the final rule implementing sec 1502 of the Dodd-Frank legislation. Read the press release.

The Lusaka Declaration [ français ] signed by 11 Heads of State of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in December 2010 states the processes and standards of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance will be integrated into the six tools of the Regional Initiative against the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources. To intensify co-operation, a Memorandum of Understanding between the OECD and the ICGLR was signed on 13 December 2010. G8 leaders and African countries encouraged full implementation of the Lusaka Declaration at the Deauville G8 summit on 26-27 May 2011. G8/Africa joint declaration.